Shuttle



D. THORSTEINSON.

SHUTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1921.

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DORA THORSTEINSON, OF POINT ROBERTS, WASHINGTON.

SHUTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2-8, 1922.

Application filed September 12, 1921. Serial No. 499,955.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DORA THORSTEINSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Point Roberts, in the county of Whatcom and State of Washington, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shuttles, of which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to improvements in tatting shuttles and has for an object the provision of means connected to the shuttle for holding the same in a manner to permit the shuttle to rotate. This especially adapts the shuttle for use in double tatting, in that it eliminates winding the thread about the little finger of the tatter and permits the thread to feed from the shuttle as the work progresses.

Another object of the'invention is the provision of means for holding the shuttle [which is adjustable so as to permit of the use of the shuttle by difierent persons.

WVith the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an edge view of a shuttle constructedin'accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view.

In the art of double tatting as now practiced, one of the threads is twisted several times around the little finger and the shuttle permitted to hang downward. This necemitates frequent'unwinding and rewinding of the thread about the finger and is a time consuming and laborious task;

The present invention aims to eliminate this disadvantage by providing a shuttle which may be mounted upon the little finger I of the tatter in a manner to permit the shuttle to rotate so that only sufiicient thread will be unwound from the shuttle as required, but the rotation of the shuttle will permit additional thread to be supplied from time to time. For this purpose the shuttle which is indicated at 10 is provided with a transversely arranged opening 11. Extending through this opening is a shank 12 which carries a ring 13 and provides a fulcrum for the rotation of the shuttlelO. The free end of the shank is arranged to hold the shuttle between said end and ring in a-manner to permit of free rotation of the shuttle.

The ring which maybe formed of any suitable material such as celluloid, polished steel or the like, is transversely split as shown at 14 so as to permit of expansion and contraction to adapt it to fit fingers of different sizes.

In the use of the shuttle for double tatting, the shuttle which carries the thread which is ordinarily wound about the little finger, has its ring 13 mounted upon the little finger so that the shuttle may be rotated and permit the thread to feed as required. When a single thread is in use, the thread from this shuttle is dropped into the palm of the hand to be picked up again when wanted. By mounting the shuttle in a, manner to permit of rotation, the Work of tatting may bc accomplished at a. much faster rate, as it is merely necessary to pull the thread and rotate the shuttle to feed the former, instead of winding and unwinding the thread about the little finger.

The invention is susceptible of various chan es in its form, proportions and minor detai s of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. The combination with a tatting shuttle, of an expansible ring and means for connecting the ring to the shuttle in a manner to permit of rotation of the latter.

2. The combination with a tatting shuttle, of a split finger receiving ring and means extending from the ring into an opening formed in the shuttle, whereby the latter may be secured to the ring in a manner'to permit of rotation.

3. The combination with a tatting shuttle, of a split finger receiving ring, a cylindrical member secured to and extending from the outer periphery of the ring through an opening. formed in the shuttle, to provide a pivotal connection between said ring and shuttle, and means carried by the outer end of the cylindrical member to prevent dis- DORA THORSTEINSON. 

